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The launch of Windows 95
In 1995 Microsoft released a new operating system after a $300 million marketing campaign
Replacing the Panchen Lama
On 29 November 1995, China exerted its influence over Tibetan Buddhism's leadership
The murder of Maurizio Gucci
On 27 March 1995, the former head of the fashion house was shot dead in Milan, Italy
Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
In 1995, the doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo, launched a chemical attack on the Tokyo metro
Hunting the Unabomber
In September 1995, US newspapers controversially published a terrorist's manifesto.
Drum: Africa’s revolutionary magazine
The first African lifestyle magazine Drum, was first printed in 1951
'I wrote Schindler's List'
Thomas Keneally stumbled across the story of Oskar Schindler while buying a briefcase
Kobe earthquake
On 17 January 1995, an earthquake devastated the city of Kobe, in Japan
Confronting Betty Ford’s addiction
In 1978, former first lady Betty Ford sought help for addiction
Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal
In 1933, President Roosevelt enacted the New Deal to drag the US out of depression
